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Last week, Motorola's CEO Sanjay Jha blamed Google's Android Market for performance issues on smartphones and said "Android is really truly multitask so you can run 64 parallel apps at the same time. That has an impact on consumer experience and we're beginning to understand it and understand why 70 percent plus of devices that come back are because they're downloading third party applications and the impact that that has on the performance of the device".
The statement tried to emphasize the lack of quality control with Google Android Market and that everyone can submit an application, good or bad, and Google will only remove it if it's malware or conflicting with the terms. The company followed up on Jha's earlier statement saying "he did not state that 70 percent of smartphone returns was due to third-party applications, but that examples of potential contributing factors are battery life, sluggish operation and third-party applications".
Regarding the 70% returns "because they're downloading third party applications" statement, a company spokesman said "we're trying to clear up that was not the point he was trying to make". Motorola is trying to implement a new system to its MotoBLUR application which will warn users that a certain application will drain battery or affect performance.
Truth is any application store, let it be Google's, Apple's, Microsoft's or RIM's, etc. will have applications ranging from good to bad. The only difference is the approach these companies have regarding quality control (or the lack of it).
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There are several options for setting up video chats on a smartphone now, but if you want something cross-platform that supports more than two parties per call, you'll be checking out Fring. The appintroduced four-way video chat in an update this past April. A new version of its Android release, available as of today, makes several changes, including support for some new phones.
Fring 3.1.1.1 now lets you make video calls with the Samsung Galaxy S II and Droid Charge, T-Mobile's G2X from LG, and the Nexus S when running last month's Android 2.3.4 release. Even if your smartphone already supported Fring, now there's a chance that more of your friends will be able to get in on the video chat action with you, and isn't that the point of four-way calling like Fring offers?
Besides new device support, there are assorted, non-specific changes to the app. Those include bugfixes, some "quality improvement", and what the developer claims are clearer-sounding voice calls (after all, the app isn't video-only). The new build of Fring is available for download now, free as always, with the option to buy call credits for calling outside the app's network.
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We usually think of work on custom ROM replacements like CyanogenMod 7 as taking place well outside the world of official manufacturer-blessed activities. The ones that haven't been openly hostile towards the practice (though some are getting better, like Sony Ericsson and soon Motorola) just seem to steer clear of that scene altogether. Samsung, though, may be looking to establish itself as a mod-friendly company, since it's apparently provided a CyanogenMod developer a Galaxy S II of his own to use towards creating a CM7 build for the smartphone.
CyanogenMod developer atinm received the smartphone from Samsung earlier today, with the understanding that he use it towards the goal of crafting an official CM7 release for the platform. It might have been a lot easier for him, and would make a bolder statement about the company's commitment towards projects like these, had Samsung also hooked him up with unreleased documentation on thephone. He recently followed-up his initial tweet commenting on this issue, noting that he believes from his contacts with the company that it might like to help him out more along this line, but it may be bound itself by agreements it's made with other companies regarding their trade secrets.
We don't know when atinm might be able to release some usable code for the SGS2, but while we're excited about that possibility, the thing we're really happy about is seeing a smartphone manufacturer embrace a hacking community like this. Do you think Samsung could just be an outlier, or is this a sign of things to come?
Update: He's not the only one to get an SGS2 to develop with; looks like Samsung is very serious about this!
Source: atinm 1, 2, 3 (Twitter)
Via: Android Central
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Earlier today, we got a look at a series of images of an unknown Motorola Android, which arrived with speculation that it might be the new-and-improved Droid Bionic, after its release was initially put on-hold to re-tool the phone's design and its hardware capabilities. Now some new images of the phone have come to our attention, clearly identifying it as the Bionic.
In late May, we saw some NenaMark results for a phone claiming to be the Bionic, running Android 2.3.3. In the short time that's passed since then, it looks like progress has been made on the smartphone, as we can now see it running 2.3.4 via its About screen. The big 4.5-inch qHD screen looks great here, placed next to the Atrix Defy, which looks like an HP Veer in comparison. Could it be too big, though, for casual use?
We also get to see a little more of the Bionic's new Moto Blur, with a 3D look to check out all the pages on your home screen, and a new, spartan lock screen. Channeling its Droid roots, we also see the phone show off the big, red Droid eye. Motorola hasn't publicized a release date for the updated Bionic, but what we're seeing here looks quite polished; it may not be long, now.
Source: PhoneHK
Via: Droid-life
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